PA, OH, and FL

I'm from Pennsylvania. I was born in Philadelphia and I have a heartfelt attachment to the state.

But I learned today that the Very Big Three for Mr. Kerry an Mr. Bush are the states Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida. These are the states "up for grabs," the states that don't know what they want, the states that somehow can't distinguish between a mandate for larger wars and economic uncertainty and a call for change in the way the rich seem to get richer.

What is the problem with these states? Is their ambivalence a sign of insecurity? Does these states' political ambiguity signify a population of stupidity or perhaps noble defiance of preditability? Do these states represent the best or the worst of America and its supposed United States? And, finally, will the upcoming massive visits by both candidates to Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida really matter when the rest of the states will be ignored for the next eight weeks?

Posted by Andrew at September 5, 2004 11:50 AM